Into the Grishaverse: A beginner's guide to Netflix'sShadow and Bone

Here’s a crash course into your next fantasy TV obsession. Netflix has your next fantasy TV obsession already teed up. It’s notGame of Thrones. Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone.'.Illustration by EW; Netflix (2); DAVID APPLEBY/NETFLIX (2); ATTILA SZVACSEK/NETFLIX There are no dragons or shame bells here. First of all, what the heck is the Grishaverse? There’s the primaryShadow and Bonetrilogy, consisting ofShadow and Bone,Siege and Storm, andRuin and Rising. Julian Kostov as Grisha Heartrender in ‘Shadow and Bone....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Renee Mueller

Into the Wildbus removed from Alaskan forest due to public safety concerns

Call itOut of the Wild. However, this is an abandoned and deteriorating vehicle that was requiring dangerous and costly rescue efforts. More importantly, it was costing some visitors their lives." Credit: Francois Duhamel/Paramount Vantage McCandless died there in 1992. The book and film created public interest in the bus, and it became a popular destination for tourists. A helicopter airlifted the bus from its location to a temporary resting place.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Jennifer Robinson

Inventing Annareview: A long, drawn-out con

“This story is completely true. Except for the parts that are totally made up.” “She’s everything that is wrong with America right now!” declares Assistant District Attorney Catherine McCaw (Rebecca Henderson) in the premiere episode. “No one’s going to convict her!” scoffs Anna’s lawyer, Todd Spodek (Succession’s Arian Moayed), in response. “She’s Robin Hood. She’s a folk hero! “Everyone here wants something. Money, power, image, love.” (The shortest runtime is 59 minutes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Travis Alexander

Investigate a script page fromOnly Murders in the Building's season 2 premiere

Speaking of which, how’s the podcasting going? “Well… season 2’s can be tough,” Hoffman deadpans. TheOMITBcreator also offers up this super cryptic hint: “We’re ruffling our feathers and our fathers.” Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short on season 2 of ‘Only Murders in the Building’.Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu Or… do you say screw it and dive in, come what may." Hulu

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 60 words · Teresa Wise

Investigation into Gabrielle Union'sAmerica's Got Talentexit finds no racial bias, 'derogatory remarks'

Celebrities likeDebra Messingand formerAGTjudgeHoward Sternshowed support for Union. I led with transparency and my desire and hope for real change. “It starts from the top down, she says. Credit: Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic We have heard from contestants and talent alike that their experience onAGThas had a positive impact on their lives. When we heard Ms. Union had concerns about her time on the show, we took them extremely seriously. NBC, Fremantle and Syco share Ms....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Anthony Klein

Invinciblelive-action movie will exist separate from Amazon's animated series

The Invincible movie and animated show “can exist and complement each other,” says Robert Kirkman. “That is still very much in development. That hasn’t changed. ‘Invincible’.Amazon Studios “But we’ve been fortunate enough to have a two-track plan with Invincible. So, those two things are still very much happening concurrently, which is somewhat weird, I guess. But there’ve been Spider-Man animated series and Spider-Man movies at the same time. So, I think we’re in good company....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Keith Williams

Is a famous cisgender man wearing a dress actually good for nonbinary visibility?

Nonbinary people are more present in the mainstream today than ever before. How do nonbinary folks feel about cisgender folks expressing themselves this way? The opinions ofBeyond the Binaryguests vary. “We’re not mad, but you’re getting the claps while we’re getting the kicks. And there’s a reason why: because you’re cis and there’s privilege in that.” Oh my gosh, Kid Cudi in a dress!' “That it’s not some perversion, that it’s not a left agenda....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Amy Phillips

Is Ethan Hawke a must-see maniac? Early reactions praise 'creepy, brutally violent'The Black Phone

The actor plays a masked child abductor in new horror film from the Sinister team. EW’s ownLauren Huff, for one, was impressed by both the film and the reaction it inspired. ),“she wrote on Twitter. Ethan Hawke as The Grabber in ‘The Black Phone’.Universal Pictures “Bolstered by excellent performances all around but esp. Now off to sleep in a hotel room that has a black phone.” EW’s writer was not alone in her praise....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Autumn Barber

Is it 2004 again? A Neopets animated TV show is in the works

Did we suddenly transport back to 2004? Neopets, the game that many 2000s kids lost hours to playing, will soon be coming to television. Targeted toward children ages eight to 12, the series will develop new stories and characters. Credit: Neopets Twitter Viacom internet purchased the game in 2005 and expanded the franchise, but gradually the sites momentum slowed down. Were all for a Neopets renaissance after all, scrunchies andAll Thathave both made comebacks....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Jamie Lyons

Is Marvel teeing upYoung Avengers? Kevin Feige addresses potential

Marvel Studios president addresses all the Young Avengers characters popping up in Phase 4. But there are certainly other projects that haven’t been announced yet. For one, what aboutYoung Avengers? ett Klyne as Tommy, Julian Hilliard as Billy and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in ‘WandaVision.'.Suzanne Tenner/Marvel Studios He offered a very diplomatic response. “As a comic fan, anything in the comics is always our inspiration and our guide point....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Tonya Medina

Is Soldier Boy the key to taking out Homelander?The Boysseason 3 trailer thinks so

There’s something wrong with the most powerful person on the globe. That’s usually never a good sign. But forThe Boys, they live for moments like this. Is Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy the key to taking down Homelander in ‘The Boys’ season 3?.Amazon Prime “There’s something broken. He’s lost his f—ing mind,” Starlight (Erin Moriarty) says over the phone. “I show people the real me,” Homelander remarks before laughing maniacally. “I mean, they f—ing love me....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Lonnie Douglas

Is that birth scene nuts, or what? A doctor weighs in

(The amniotic sac is vampire skin, duh.) But whatever, its a vampire baby. It would never actually get absorbed into your system. Bellas strange C-sectionShe cant be awake for any of that. you’re able to go into shock from that level of pain. You would have to put her out with morphine. And you cant just do a C-section without anesthesia. That would kill the mother. The amount of blood during the birthI was surprised: Theres really not enough blood visible....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Erin Moore

Is there a massive twist coming onAmerican Horror Story: 1984?

The series has a history of subverting expectations, which makesAHS: 1984all the more suspicious. The two biggest examples are season 6,Roanoke, and season 8,Apocalypse. Roanokeoriginally seemed like an Oxygen-style true-crime series, complete with staged recreations of an infamous haunted house. Kurt Iswarienko/FX Then the series surprised again when it returned to season 1sMurder Housesetting and characters. So isAHS: 1984preparing to blow our minds with another shocker? Or is the plan to surprise fans by NOT surprising them and delivering a funFriday the 13th-style thrill ride?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Michael Serrano